Sam is a dedicated and enthusiastic high school educator
with hands-on experience in leading curricula.
I have spent 3 years at a Cambridge certified international school preparing students for and administering Cambridge exams.
I received a IB DP certification as part of a one year program at the University of San Marcos, California which included job shadowing at IB schools.
As part of my Washington DC teaching certification I studied and was completed Praxis exams based the common core standards.
Encouraging local student engagement and service is a pillar of my teaching philosophy. Whether it is weeklong field trip to Angkor Wat to make real life connections with Cambodian Folklore or student-led public poetry readings. For my students, learning doesn’t stop when the bell rings.
Technology is central to all our lives especially those of our students. Rather than treat technology as a distraction I strive to embrace technology in the English classroom. This manifests into formative assessment which provide real-time digital data to projects in which students code their own video games to explore the ideas from Lord of the Flies.
In 2019, the World Scholar’s Cup held their first qualifying round in Vientiane. I helped organize and coach my school’s secondary teams. Two of these teams would visit Beijing for the global round later that year. My students became the first students to represent Laos at the WSC Global Round
I routinely collaborate with teachers of other subjects to encourage students to pursue their inquiry well beyond walls of my classroom. In the past students have created apps, paintings, graphic novels, and scientific research papers.
My coursework is designed to emphasis the process. Project-based learning is used make students comfortable with academic risk-taking. My classroom is a safe space for students to make and learn from their mistakes.
Received in 2019 from Teach-Now Graduate School of Education with a focus on Globalization in Education
Earned in 2014 from the University of Minnesota with an emphasis on Creative Writing and Poetry
This program included theoretical and practical teaching components resulting in a state grated TESL certification.
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